MS-SEN: Race may be attracting a top tier Democrat.

As Chris McDaniel, the state’s anti-Republican establishment standard bearer, approaches a formal decision to challenge U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker in the June Republican primary, Democrat David Baria confirmed Monday that he is still strongly considering a run as well.

Baria, a state representative from Bay St. Louis, told Mississippi Today that he would give “serious thought” to running for the seat should McDaniel challenge Wicker in the Republican primary.

McDaniel teased supporters with a social media request to visit his Facebook page Monday evening for news about his decision. Numerous media reports said the formal kickoff of McDaniel’s bid is expected at political rally in his hometown of Ellisville on Wednesday.

“We’re looking for a fight. I can’t wait to have you on my team again,” McDaniel said during the livestream on Facebook. “I’m going to be holding an event, and I think you can probably read between the lines as to why. My family and I want you to be part of this – an announcement we believe will hopefully change the way we see ourselves and the role of government.”

Baria noted that he must make a decision this week as well.

“I think it takes a somewhat unique dynamic to see a path of victory for a Democrat in a U.S. Senate race in Mississippi,” Baria said on Monday afternoon. “In a vacuum, Chris McDaniel getting in against Wicker creates the kind of dynamic that leads me to believe that might be achievable.”



https://mississippitoday.org/2018/02/26/sen-roger-wicker-may-drawing-crowd-challengers/